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Where does “प्रज्ञा” come from?

प्रज्ञा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

प्रज्ञा (Sanskrit): feminine singular nominative of प्रज्ञ; wisdom,...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular nominative of प्रज्ञ; wisdom,...

Ancestry of “प्रज्ञा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritज्ञाto know
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-—
3Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “प्रज्ञा”

  • prajna
  • 般若
  • ปัญญา
  • ปัญญาจารย์
  • ปรัชญา
  • ปัญญาอ่อน
  • प्रज्ञात्मन्
  • paññā
  • sappañña
  • ပညာ
  • ສັບປັນຍາ
  • ပညာ
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